Guest writer Geoffrey Ozin, of the University of Toronto, addresses the difficult problem of reproducing synthesis results in nanochemistry.
Microfluidic modulation of stem cell microenvironments
A microfluidic mixing platform creates 3D hydrogels systems with patterns of cell and matrix constituents inspired by native hematopoietic stem cell niches.
Spotlight on Professor Molly Stevens
Professor Molly Stevens has become a recognised role model in science. She has won award after award and built a large and successful research group at Imperial College London.
Climate Conundrum
Sustainability – solar fuels from the sun, not fossil fuels from the earth.
Spotlight on Polymer Chemistry, Issue 18
The Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry highlights some important research in the latest issue.
Self-Regulated Insulin Delivery
Researcher from New York and Xiamen review the current status and future challenges of glucose-responsive materials for insulin delivery.
Gold nanoparticles and urine detect mercury
A colorimetric assay system based on urine and nanoparticles for mercury detection has been developed by researchers from Nanyang Technological University.
Clinical trial started in France for cancer nanomedicine
Patients with locally advanced cancers of the oral cavity or oropharynx to be treated with Nanobiotix’s NBTXR3 at the Institut Curie in Paris.
NanoGEM group releases nanotoxicity findings
19 research institutions and companies release results of three years worth of study on 16 different nanomaterials.
Washington spinoff could make cheaper, greener LEDs
Researchers at the University of Washington have created a material to make LED bulbs cheaper and greener to manufacture, driving down the price.